PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY

This study is testing if a simple, fun change can help young children feel less scared before and after surgery. Researchers are comparing whether boys aged 3-7 feel less anxious and confused after waking up if they ride a toy car to the operating room instead of being wheeled on…

This study is looking at whether giving a doll to a child before surgery can help reduce their anxiety and confusion after waking up from anesthesia. Researchers will compare three groups of 3-7 year old girls having tonsil or adenoid surgery: those with their own doll, those wit…

This study is testing whether using virtual reality (VR) before surgery can help reduce anxiety and improve vital signs in women scheduled for gynecologic cancer surgery. 66 participants will be randomly assigned to either use calming VR content or receive standard care before th…

This study is testing whether a short hypnosis session before abdominal surgery can help reduce patients' anxiety and pain afterwards. About 48-68 adults scheduled for surgery in Morocco will be randomly assigned to receive either a 15-20 minute hypnosis session or standard psych…

This study aims to find the best dose of a two-drug nasal spray to safely calm young children (ages 1-6) before they go into surgery. Researchers want to see how quickly the spray works, how well it helps during procedures like getting an IV, and if it helps children wake up more…

This study is testing whether watching a short virtual reality video can help reduce anxiety in people about to undergo a specialized, non-invasive brain treatment for severe hand tremor. Sixty adults scheduled for the procedure will be randomly assigned to watch one of two VR vi…

This study is testing if melatonin, a natural hormone that helps regulate sleep, can safely reduce anxiety in children before surgery. It will compare two different doses of oral melatonin in 120 children aged 4 to 14 who are having elective operations. The goal is to find a gent…

This study aims to understand if the amount of time young children spend on screens daily is linked to how anxious they feel before surgery. Researchers will observe 275 children aged 2-5 years who are having planned surgery, grouping them by their reported daily screen time. The…

This study aims to understand if a child's anxiety level right before surgery can predict how much pain and confusion they experience after waking up. Researchers will observe 60 boys, aged 2 to 7, undergoing common urogenital surgeries. They will measure anxiety before the proce…